SSC Soil Science

Questions pertaining to the following courses should be directed to the instructor, to the Resource Sciences Teaching Center in 1150 Plant and Environmental Sciences Building 530-752-1603.

Courses in SSC:

SSC010—Soils in Our Environment(3)Active

Lecture—3 hour(s); Independent Study.Limited to 90 students.Soils in our global ecosystem; soils as natural bodies formed by interactive environmental processes; soil response to use and management; sustainable use of soil resources; role of soils in agricultural and environmental issues; role of soils in our daily lives.(Letter.)GE credit: QL, SE, SL.Effective: 2006 Fall Quarter.

SSC092—Soil Science Internship(1-12)Active

Internship—3-36 hour(s).Prerequisite(s):Consent of Instructor. Lower division standing.Work experience off and on campus in soil science. Internship supervised
by a member of the faculty.(P/NP grading only.)Effective: 1997 Winter Quarter.

SSC100—Principles of Soil Science(5)Active

Lecture—3 hour(s); Laboratory—3 hour(s); Term Paper.Prerequisite(s):College-level courses in each of chemistry, physics, biology, and geology recommended.Soil as part of natural and managed ecosystems and landscapes. Solid, liquid, and gas phases and their interactions in the soil. Water, gas and heat movement in soil. Soil biology. Plant nutrient acquisition and use.Soil development, management and use.(Letter.)GE credit: QL, SE, SL, VL.Effective: 2018 Winter Quarter.

Prerequisite(s):SSC 100 and SSC 120 or equivalent recommended.Limited to a minimum of 10 students; maximum of 24.Field-based studies of soils in California ecosystems, away from campus, throughout California. Emphasis on description and classification of soils; relationships among soils, vegetation, geology, and climate; physical, chemical, and biological processes in soils on the landscape; and the role of soils in land use. May be repeated up to 1 Time(s).(Letter.)GE credit: QL, SE, SL, VL, WE.Effective: 2005 Summer Special Session.

Internship—3-36 hour(s).Prerequisite(s):Consent of Instructor. Completion of 84 units.Work experience off and on campus in soil science. Internship supervised
by a member of the faculty.(P/NP grading only.)Effective: 1997 Winter Quarter.

Lecture—3 hour(s).Prerequisite(s):Consent of Instructor. SSC 120 recommended.Topics selected from studies of soil-forming processes, soil-geomorphic relations, mineral weathering, new developments in soil classification, and development of pedologic theory. Topics vary from year to year.May be repeated up to 1 Time(s).(Letter.)Effective: 1997 Winter Quarter.

SSC222—Global Carbon Cycle(3)Active

Lecture—3 hour(s).Prerequisite(s):CHE 008A; CHE 008B; MAT 016A; MAT 016B; SSC 100; Or the equivalent of SSC 100.Global carbon cycle from Phanerozoic epoch to modern times. Examination of long and short-term carbon cycles. Transfer of carbon among ocean, land and life with emphasis on humic substance formation, methods of characterization, reactions with organics and soil carbon stabilization.(Letter.)Effective: 2008 Summer Session 1.